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| Local girls in traditional garb |
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| He asked me who I want to be president next time |
MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL BEIJING - While the rest of the world was enjoying a Friday the 13th Full Moon - we spent the day in the Qienmen District with a visit to the Madame Tussaud Museum. When we are in London - the original museum on Baker Street has long long lines and a very high price tag. When we saw how low the price was here - we hopped the subway. The station left us out in the middle of the beautiful Qienmen District. The Tussaud Wax Museum was in the middle of this wonderful shopping district.
Marie Tussaud was born in France in 1761. Her family taught her the art of making wax figures for the medical profession. She started very young by doing a "wax portrait" of Voltaire. She even had a live sitting with Benjamin Franklin - who spent much of his life in London and Paris. She moved to London and developed a road show wagon that took her statues to cities all over the United Kingdom. She eventually settled into her Baker Street shop in London where it is a major attraction to this day. She died in 1850.
The Madame Tussaud Museum in Beijing normally costs $25. They have a discount for children and seniors of $15. When we asked for it - they checked our passports for birthday - and we were in. The museum has three full floors. It was not busy. We probably spent an hour or so there.
After that - we walked the streets for a couple hours - and had a nice Chinese meal. Lulu had beef and noodles. I had Kungpao Chicken - with onions - peanuts - water chestnuts - and a nice sauce. We both had herbal tea. It was a total of $18.
It was dark as we got home and the full moon was raising in the East. Clouds obscured it a bit.
When we woke up Saturday morning at 7 AM - we watched Tamaqua High School play Panther Valley High School. It is funny how Saturdays are bright and sunny here. As you know Beijing is at 40 degree north latitude. That is about the same as Philadelphia. We expect a cold winter - the days are getting shorter and shorter. Right now it is 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
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| The longest reigning British Queen - the other reigned 50 years over me |
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| Qienmen District - Tianianmen Square in background |
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| I don't know what it was but it was good |
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| This guy discovered their "google." |
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| More royalty |
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| Back in the White House as "first man" with Michelle |
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| Angela |
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| Blocked |
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She was just 36 when she died in 1962 - I was 14.
Die young and leave a beautiful corpse. |
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| Steve Jobs |
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| Similar wardrobe |
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| Ming Dynasty architecture |
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| Police wagons would make great little campers |
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| Manchester United Store |
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| Mine was great - but I prefer others |
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The subways in Beijing are new - modern - fast -
cheap. A standard ride is about 45 cents.
Signs are in English - easy to follow.
The subway cars have guards.
They are very clean - no litter - no graffiti. |
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